Nyomi Mosley
ENG 102
Cline
3 December, 2011
Taking a Look Back
I have learned so much in this writing class, and I believe that there are many things I can use towards my next class, specifically summary and analysis. If you can believe it, I had no idea what analysis was before I joined this class! I knew what summary was because I had written a few short explanations of objects or books. However, analysis was something very new to me, and it something that I plan to use in my future papers. I also plan to involve better punctuation. I noticed that in many of my essays this was something that I lacked, and so I would like to work on it in my future essays.
When it comes to reading in ENG 102 I found that many of the readings in this class were very enlightening and interesting. I especially enjoyed reading the poem called the tiger. I enjoyed its reference to God’s creation of the tiger very much. I also enjoyed reading Frankenstein because it enlightened me to an understanding of what some people go through in this world. I have met many people that live in poverty and have seen people that live on the streets. However, I never really understood what it is like for them. Reading Frankenstein and reading about his monster’s trials I was able to grasp what it would be like for those people living on the streets. I was deeply affected by this reading, and I must admit that I almost cried at one point. Frankenstein is now one of my most favorite pieces of literature.
I believe that there are some things in this class that I have learned very well , and others that I have yet to fully grasp. There were two things that I really understood which are: the difference between summary and analysis, and how to read literature. I believe that the reason why I really understood these two things was because they were the two things that I found to be very interesting.
I believe that I still am using the same writing process that I learned about in ENG 101. However, the thing that has changed is that I am now involving more of the summary and analysis to my writings.
I believe the most challenging thing for me in this class were my final drafts. I found that it was hard to change something that I had already written, and that I had my mind set on. I don’t think that this is a problem that I have overcome this semester. However, I am looking to make progress on it through practice in my future.
I would really like to thank Professor Cline for this excellent class. Through this class I learned many things that I did not previously know, and I was able to remember important things that I had forgotten. So thank you very much Professor Cline! I really enjoyed your class!
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Nyomi,
ReplyDeleteI can certainly sympathize with your feelings about drafting! I know I never really made more than one draft of any paper I wrote before this class. Even now, it is hard to go beyond just puctuation or sentence structure. After all, I find that it's hard to figure out new ways to say what you have already said! Kudos on a class well done!
Nyomi,
ReplyDeleteI could relate to your essay about things you reflected on in this class. All the poems chosen for this class were wonderful and really fit every theme giving us a variety to choose from. I personally liked the darker themed poems, which is why I also really enjoyed Frankenstein as well. The deep meaning of the piece really hits home once you know what’s going on and I’m happy to hear it's one of your favorites. I do agree with better punctuation, I myself need to focus more on sentence fragments and when it's a good time to use commas and semi-colons. Great job on your essay and thanks for sharing how you felt about your progress in this class; it’s always nice to hear about how people have become more passionate writers.
I think you did a great job, I know you found the class more interesting than i did, and I did not enjoy doing the Frankenstein essay, it was very difficult for me to do. Good luck in your college career. Best of luck
ReplyDeleteI really liked reading your reflection. I think you did a great job looking back and really seeing your strengths and weaknesses. I also had never really thought much about analysis before. This was mainly because I never had to do it before. Overall I had fun in the class, and I am glad to hear that you did as well.
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